US Open: Daniil Medvedev beats Novak Djokovic to win first Grand Slam

World Number two tennis player, Daniil Medvedev, beats Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to win his first-ever grand slam, the US Open. He started the game with a lot of zeal and did not allow his shoulders to drop throughout the entity of the match.

Daniil Medvedev

The game was a revenge mission for Medvedev after he lost the final of the Australian Open to Djokovic in straight sets. He is the first Russian to win the US Open after Maria Sharapova won the title in 2006.

It was a match that had a lot of pressure on the Russian as Novak Djokovic was looking to become the first man in the history of Men's tennis to win twenty-one (21) grand slam titles. Djokovic came into this competition tied on the same number of grand slams as Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.

The Russian best result at the grand slam was when he qualified for the US Open final in 2019 and the Australian Open final in 2021. However, he lost the Australian Open final in straight sets to Novak Djokovic while he lost the US Open to Rafael Nadal in a thrilling five-set encounter.